WLRQ-FM 99.3
Cocoa 

Original Call Letters: WEZY 

Originally Licensed: Jun 15, 1967 

Original City of License: Cocoa 

Original Frequency: 99.3

Origin of Call Letters: Sounds like; Light Rock=Light RQ

Original Power: 3,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Adult Contemporary


Network Affiliation(s):

ABC
Westwood One

Owner(s):

1967-Gannett Florida Corp.
1982-EZY, Inc. ($1.05 million with co-located WMYM-AM 1350)
1995-GEM Broadcasting
1996-Capstar
1997-Commodore Media
1997-Capstar Broadcasting
1999-Chancellor Media
1999-AMFM
2000-Clear Channel
2004-Capstar 
2008-Clear Channel

History Of  Call Letters and Formats:

WEZY-1967-Simulcast of WEZY-AM 1350
WEZY-1973-Automated Beautiful Music
WEZY-1982-
WLRQ-1988-Contemporary
WLRQ-1993-News
WLRQ-1997-Adult Contemporary
WLRQ-2000-Adult Standards/News/Talk
WLRQ-2006-Lite Rock


Some History of WLRQ
Thanks to Dave Kelly for a bit of history. "...WLRQ-EZY Communications was private company managed by the Klepper family out of Ohio. Tanya Klepper was the GM. In 1997 Commodore Media transferred ownership to Capstar in ’98, then AMFM and finally Clear Channel a few years ago." 

                                               
                                                             
The WLRQ staff. Jay Waggoner is third from the left
                           
                              courtesy of Jay Waggoner

Some of the folks pictured are: Clare Carver, Tanya Klepper, Jay Waggoner, Phil Noble, Bill Diamond, Mark Cantoni and Jim Richards.
Clare Carver adds some names to the above staff photo. Sam Winstead standing in the back in the black shirt. Derald Johnson is standing to Bill Diamond's left. Bill is the white haired fellow in the center. Bill was in sales. Barbara Bell who did news is in the Mickey Mouse shirt. 

                                     
                                                                             courtesy of Jay Waggoner


WLRQ Personalities


Michael W. Lowe-1978-Gannett Florida Corp./EZY, Inc./GEM Broadcasting/Capstar/Commodore Media/Chancellor Media/AMFM/Clear Channel  Biography
Charlie Morgan (Jim Pride)-1988-Mornings/General Manager-EZY, Inc.


"Cap'n" Chris Hill-1989-1991
-EZY, Inc. Biography

Clare Carver-1989-1993-Mid-days/Assistant Program Director/Program Director-EZY, Inc. clare@wajk.com

Karen Kay-1994-2000-EZY, Inc./GEM Broadcasting/Capstar/Commodore Media/Chancellor Media/AMFM/Clear Channel.


Brenda Matthews
-2003-2008
-3PM-7PM-Clear Channel  Biography
Brenda resigned from Lite Rock 99.3 on Friday, 2/29/08

Mark Cantoni

Phil Noble

Tascha Marsh (Tascha Foy)-Receptionist/Air Staff
                Tascha at the front Desk.jpg (46209 bytes)      Tascha in the WLRQ Studio.jpg (46830 bytes)
                           Tascha at the front desk   photos courtesy of Jay Waggoner  Tascha in the studio


Jason Lee (Jay Waggoner)-Overnights/Middays/Engineer

Darrald Johnson

Bob Newport



Eric Young
-3PM-7PM/The Lite Jazz Brunch-Sundays-8AM-Noon

Barbara Bell-News

Kenneth West-News Director



JT Daniels    Biography

Dave Kelly-1995-Mornings/Program Director  Biography


Other Names in WLRQ History



Jay Waggoner

Tanya Klepper-General Manager

Jim Richards

Charlie Morgan-1988-General Manager

Bob Johnson

Bill Diamond-Sales

Katrina Perez-2010-Market Manager-Clear Channel Communications Inc.


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